Membership is open to retiree associations of Big Ten Universities.
Each member will have two voting representatives who are members
in good standing in their association. Each representative will
have voting privileges. Other representatives may attend conferences
and business meetings.

ARTICLE IV ­ GOVERNANCE

Section 1 ­ Executive Board
The Executive Board is composed of the "Chair", "Chair-Elect",
and the " Immediate-Past-Chair". The "Chair"
is the host university for the current year's conference; the
"Chair-Elect" is next years host university, and; "the
Immediate-Past-Chair" is last year's host university. The
duties of the Board are:

1. To serve as an advisory body to the
"Chair" in planning the annual conference.
2. To keep records of the annual conference and submit an annual
report.
3. To review the By-laws of the Association and edit or add By-laws
as needed.
4. Develop the agenda for the annual business meeting to be held
at the annual conference.

Section 2 ­ Actions of the Board

1. Propose changes or additions of By-laws
to the membership.
2. Any action of the Board that is challenged in writing by the
representatives of the member institutions must either be rescinded
by the Board or submitted to the members for a vote.
3. The three Board members must have consensus on all issues.

Section 3 ­ Chair

The "Chair" presides over all meetings. The "Chair"
is the designated representative of the host institution. The
host institution is the member institution that is in charge of
the annual conference.

Section 4 ­ Terms of Office

Each position is one (1) year and is rotated to the next university
according to a rotation schedule agreed upon by the Association
members.

ARTICLE V ­ MEETINGS

There shall be an annual conference to be planned and hosted by
the host institution. There shall be an annual business meeting
to be held in conjunction with the annual conference. The members
present constitute a quorum.

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